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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #175 | 3.516 | 3.516 |
| Fun | #283 | 3.387 | 3.387 |
| Overall | #357 | 3.328 | 3.328 |
| Theme | #362 | 3.387 | 3.387 |
| Graphics | #400 | 3.548 | 3.548 |
| Game Design | #482 | 3.226 | 3.226 |
| Innovation | #591 | 2.903 | 2.903 |
Ranked from 31 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
It has a Real / Not Real reveal mechanic
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, all the code, all assets (me and my wife) except the music for which I have the proper license and some CC0 sound effects.
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Really fun game! I'd like to play it again after the balancing, because I got to level 500 after the spam of PomPoms xD Keep up the good work ^^
Thanks :)
I've read the other comments so I wont rehash the balancing issues but it was still fun and fast paced!
thanks :)
Really liked this this game, please fix bugs and upload after the jam. it is a fun game !
Instructions screen has a lot of text at once, maybe reduce if possible
will do, thanks for playing and the feedback :)
You're already aware of the balance issues, so I won't go over those. Shame that happened to you right before the final export.
The game builds up speed in a really satisfying way for a while, before it gets crazy fast and becomes unmanageable.
Didn't realize sucking up not real pompoms decreased your fuel. The feedback for that is too subtle, in my opinion.
thanks for playing and the feedback, I will balance the game next week, if you have time to check back I would appreciate your feedback again :)
Really cool, it took me a couple of tries to get the hang of it but got to level 4. caught a bunch of those things.. Really like the idea/
Good job!
is it a Easter Egg? or is it intedet to reach level 300 easily? like you just get bombarded with notes after you clicked "play again"
actually it is related to the balance issue, but imho this also made the game more crazy/fun this way :D thanks for playing :)
A charming game with some interesting mechanics! I really like the graphics and audio on this one; it has a relaxing and lighthearted feel. It was also fun to rack up points; once you implement the re-balance I think it will feel even more satisfying, since I think there is a lack of difficulty that comes with just staying in "real" mode. But still, great visual presentation and fun all around!
thanks :)
Sweet game! I like how it fits the theme and it was fairly simple learning the core mechanics. Keep up the good work!
Really cute style and a fun concept for the theme. I think this has a lot of potential - a few more game mechanics would really spice this up. Good stuff!
Loved the art and music!
Overall this was just a really fun game to play! Its too bad about the balancing issues though. Another issue I encountered was that when moving the vacuum cleaner cable on stayed extended and the top just went over it. Its hard to explain but I think you can tell if you just play the game on the browser. Last thing which is more of a suggestion that a problem: You should add more variation and stuff for later in the game!
Thats just about everything, Great game! Perfect for a game jam!
Thanks for your feedback! I will definitely going to add more variations to the late game if I decide to enhance it further :)
Great looking game! It really stands out
thanks :)
This concept is cool and interesting! I had a lot of fun playing it. I rated.
thanks for your feedback, glad you liked it :)
Really nice game! I think is quite clever to penalize me for keeping the real mode on, the music and art make suits it perfectly. I believe it would be amazing on mobile.
A simple but strong mechanic. My recommendation is making the collision a bit more forgiving since when you have a fake at each side it still hit you somehow.
thanks for playing :) I will have a look at the vacuum head collider so you could avoid the fake ones better ;)
A nice, straight forward experience with some nice tweaks to spice up the simple core game loop.
Always bonus points for including an ingame tutorial screen!
I'm not sure if it's intended but you don't collide with the wrong ones when in "real-view", which made the game quite trivial and doesn't feel logical to me.
As you mentioned you want to revisit the game after the jam, so here are two things I suggest you look into:
1. The collision area of the vacuum head is too large to fit between some of the wrong pompos, so intentionally avoiding these is impossible and therefore a bit frustrating.
2. The spawning patterns are a bit too uniform for my taste, especially the "wall" formation that is coming up frequently.
Overall good job and keep going!
hey, thanks for the feedback! For the real-view no colliding is intentional: it gives you more possibilities/strategies to work with. If you are interested you should come back in a week and have another shot at the game when it is balanced better it could make more sense then ;)
I will definitely have a look at the vacuum head collider, good point about checking on the width of it. Also the spawn patter could be mixed up a bit indeed, but unfortunately I never got back to it to iterate again on it before the gamejam deadline - but could be something to look at for the future :)
The game is very nice I love it. It looks really polished but one thing that would've made it better is that the pom pom could have been a sketch too but overall great game, Rated it! If possible do rate and play my game :)
Simple but fun, Would of been good if you could of pulled off what you wanted in your description of the game. That sounds like a good concept for a game.
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simple yet so good, great effort rated ;)
would u like to do the same 4 me? it'll be a great help https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1418965
Rated!, simple and casual game, I really liked it, the flashing light is obnoxious tho, but overall a really great effort for this game good job!
also, will you help rate mine too?, I really appreciate every single one! Thanks! XD
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1415313
This game is the most fun game I've played in this jam. The music is fantastic.
thanks :)